Church of St Bartholomew
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SALTBY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1294595
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SALTBY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1294595
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SALTBY ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SALTBY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Melton (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sproxton
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 85663 24918
Details
SK 8524 SPROXTON SALTBY ROAD (East side)
28/72 Church of St 1.1.68 Bartholomew
II*
Parish church. C13 west tower, the rest mostly late C14. The following of 1882-83 by H. Woodyer: belfry, south porch, south aisle, south chancel including transept and chapel and the chancel arch. Ironstone with limestone dressings. Unbuttressed 3-stage tower. Lancet west window and a lancet to south. South lancet to ringing chamber. Limestone belfry stage with 2-light windows, crenellated parapet and crocketed pinnacles. 3-light south aisle Perpendicular windows under 4-centered arches. Gabled south porch. North nave wall with a blocked doorway, just pointed, and a 2-light cusped window under a swore head. 3 2-light cusped clerestory windows each side. No openings to north chancel wall. Plain triple lancet east window. Gabled south transept with one high south window. East of this a sloping chapel with doorway and a 2-light window to south; also an east window. 2- light chancel window east of this. Interior. 3-bay south arcade of octagonal piers with moulded polygonal bases and capitals. Double chamfered arches. Wide tower arch on circular responds with polygonal capitals below double chamfered arch. 7-bay nave roof of crenellated moulded tie beams on arched braces dropping on wall posts to corbels. Corbels are stone grotesques and animals. On ties are King post spurs to moulded ridge piece and struts to moulded purlins. Only corbels, King spurs and struts are pre-1882. Late C14 font with shafts to stem and encircled quatrefoils to bowl panels. Chancel arch re-uses a pair of crocket capitals. C19 chancel roof as nave but with traceried spandrels to the arched braces. Head corbels are C19.
Listing NGR: SK8566324918
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 190300
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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